IDF<\/a> is spitting on a holy cow, as far as almost all Israelis are concerned, and criticism of the government is often taken as an attack on the existence of the state.<\/p>\nI<\/h2>\n
I haven’t always been this vocal. After I moved away (2007), for over a year I avoided reading any news from Israel and, even more, avoided making any comment on the situation there. At the time it seemed nothing ever changed, and reading about it would be painful and useless.<\/p>\n
My attitude changed in a process of reflection. I thought a lot: about why I told the IDF I didn’t want to be a soldier